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Address to UNGA Conference 2018
25 September 2018 (reported by Sev Ozdowski) Today I have addressed UNGA Conference 2018 titled “Transforming Our World. Sustainable Development Goals to Ensure No One Is Left Behind” held in New York to coincide with a session of UN General Assembly and organised by Journalists and Writers Foundation and Alliance for Shared …
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Building Peace Together: Inclusive and Sustainable Societies in Asia (Peace Boat, Japan)
18 September 2018 (Report by Lynda Blanchard) Dr Lynda Blanchard of ACHRE collaborates with colleagues from the Peace Boat’s Global University Special Programme concerning the development of an international course to promote regional human rights and peace education which will run from August 31 to September 18, 2018. This Global University (99th Global Voyage) includes …
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Australia and Vietnam 15th Annual Human Rights Dialogue
3 September 2018 Australia and Vietnam held their 15th Annual Human Rights Dialogue in Hanoi on 28 August 2018. This is the first Dialogue held following the signing of the Strategic Partnership between Australia and Vietnam earlier this year. The Australian Council for Human Rights Education collaborated with DFAT in preparation for the Dialogue and …
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Australia-Iran Human Rights Dialogue Civil Society Consultation Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
1 August 2018 (Report by Chander Khera) Mr Chander Khera of ACHRE along with other members of civil society attended a meeting with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) on the forthcoming Australia-Iran Human Rights Dialogue. The dialogue will be held on 20 August 2018. DFAT advised that Australia and Iran have a …
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Report from Human Rights Council, Geneva
29 July 2018 The 38th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC38) was another busy one for Australia. Australia engaged on 21 resolutions, co-sponsoring 14 of them. We delivered 26 national statements, joined 20 joint statements, and participated in 41 side events. Gender equality and women’s rights, a key Australian priority, featured prominently. Australia led …
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European lawmakers call for a UN Parliamentary Assembly and a 2020 UN reform summit
5 July 2018 In a resolution adopted today, the European Parliament called on the EU’s governments to advocate “the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly” (UNPA) and to support a “UN 2020 summit” that will consider “comprehensive reform measures for a renewal and strengthening of the United Nations.” According to the European Parliament, a …
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UN HRC and 9th IHREC
19 June 2018 Read the recent global update on human rights by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein to the 38th session of the Human Rights Council; see https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=23206&LangID=E In his opening remarks he reminded the Council about serious gaps in understanding human rights even amongst the UN officials. Many …
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The 2018 Global Peace Index Released
7 June 2018 The world is less peaceful today than at any time in the last decade. The 2018 Global Peace Index, released today, reveals a world in which the tensions, conflicts, and crises that emerged in the last decade remain unresolved, resulting in a gradual, sustained fall in peacefulness. The largest contributors …
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Venice Academy of Human Rights – call for applications
12 May 2018 This year’s Venice Academy of Human Rights which focuses on “Migration, Mobility and Diversity: New Horizons for Human Rights”, under the coordination of François Crépeau, former U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants and Hans & Tamar Oppenheimer Chair in Public International Law, with the distinguished opening lecture held by …
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